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Lighten Gulvlampe by Qianqian Lin

Lighten Gulvlampe by Qianqian Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Belysningsprodukter og armaturdesign Competition Category.


JernBelysning· 2022

Lighten Gulvlampe

by Qianqian Lin

Client: Beijing Institute of Technology

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Belysning Category

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The Design

About Lighten Gulvlampe

Lighten er en gulvlampe inspirert av det kinesiske tegnet for lys, hvis form har sitt opphav i bildet av samlede fakler. Indirekte belysning skaper en myk atmosfære i mange omgivelser. Lampen er laget av tre og matert glass, produsert med CNC-bearbeiding og mekanisk sandblåsing. LED-moduler er integrert i treverket, og treoverflaten er polert og vokset for å bevare den naturlige åreteksturen. Alle deler er modulære og sammenføyd med tapp og hull, slik at montering ikke krever skruer. En fotbryter i bunnen slår på én, to eller tre lampestolper for å justere lysstyrken.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Lighten Gulvlampe er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Lighten Gulvlampe forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Lighten Gulvlampe respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Lighten floor lamp is a product inspired by the "light" in Chinese characters. It uses indirect lighting to achieve the function of creating a lighting atmosphere. The combination of wood materials and frosted glass also makes it more premium. It can bring a pleasant aesthetic experience and use feeling in a variety of scenarios.The product uses the tenon-and-mortise principle to thread all the parts together, and the user can assemble them very easily without any screws in the process.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 520 mm x Depth 520 mm x 1700 Height mm
Tags
Floor lamp, Atmosphere lamp, Chinese character, Light, Tenon and tenon, Lighting design, Easy to assemble
Production Technology
Standardized production of wood and glass is achieved through CNC machining technology, frosted glass is made through mechanical sandblasting technology, and LED modules are embedded in wood with environmentally friendly glue. The wood surface is polished and waxed to maintain its natural grain and delicate touch.
Design Challenge
The challenge of this project is how to achieve the unification of product form and function from the perspective of Chinese characters. By dismantling the structure of Chinese characters and studying the semantic origin of Chinese characters, we gradually obtained the design basis. The assembly between the various parts of the product is also a challenge for us. We found a solution after learning from the tenon and tenon principle and mechanical balance research.
Research
Combining traditional wisdom and creativity in design is a novel way to allow users to experience modern elements while feeling traditional cultural emotions. This lamp takes Chinese pictographs as a starting point, fully interprets the shape and meaning of light in Chinese characters and analyzes the needs of market users, and finally positions it as innovative, friendly, lightweight and economical. It is suitable for the aesthetics and lifestyle of young people.
Inspiration
Chinese characters are the only morpheme characters left in the world. Lighten floor lamp is a product inspired by Chinese characters. Its shape design is inspired by the structure of "light" in Chinese characters (originated from the gathering of torches).As a lamp, it also echoes the meaning of "light" in Chinese characters. It has realized the unification of product form and Chinese characters' structure, as well as the unification of product function and Chinese characters' meaning.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2020 in Beijing, with model making around November 2020 and completion in early January 2021. And it will be exhibited in the Korean "Brand and Culture" design exhibition in January 2021.
Operation Flow
All components of the Lighten floor lamp are modular and easy to assemble. The product utilizes the balance of mechanics to realize the assembly of various components, and the user can assemble it very easily without using any screws in the process. The switch of the Lighten floor lamp is at the bottom, and the user can adjust the switch and brightness by stepping on it. The brightness is adjusted by the number of three lamp posts turned on.
Team Members
Dan Wang
Qianqian Lin
Zhaoan Huang
Image Credits
Image #1: Designer Ziqiang He, Lighten floor lamp, 2021.
Image #2: Designer Dan Wang, Color selection, 2021.
Image #3: Designer Zhaoan Huang, Details, 2021.
Image #4: Designer Feng Gao, Scenarios, 2021.
Image #5: Designer Qianqian Lin, Dismantling, 2021.

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